From jogging strollers, reversible strollers, and travel systems to umbrella strollers, stroller frames, and foldable buggies, there’s a wide range of wheelable products on the market for transporting a tot. How many different strollers does one family need, anyway? In my opinion, most families can get away with just two: a standard, go-to stroller for everyday use, and a smaller, more portable option for traveling. Having said that, if your child is over 6 months of age, a high-quality travel buggy might be all you need....

As the year unfolds, your child may behave like a yo-yo. One minute she’s full of confidence, riding high; the next she’s lamenting the SATs and ACTs or wallowing in the aftermath of a failed romance. There’s a lot going on at once, and there are bound to be a few histrionics or explosions. Your teen’s age-typical mixture of anxiety and cockiness shouldn’t be an excuse to throw a lifetime’s worth of manners out the window....

Brushing and Combing While brushing is essential for a longhaired cat to remove tangles and prevent matting, it’s good for all cats. Brushing removes a lot of hair before it falls on your furniture and carpets or is ingested by your cat and converted to a hairball. The close attention you give “the outer cat” while grooming can also mean early detection of lumps, bumps, sores, or parasites or changes in skin or coat that could indicate a developing health problem....

You can help make a child feel more a part of the family by following these pointers: Creating a place for each child, even if it is a shelf (don’t touch it—don’t even peek!), a closet, a bed, a bureau drawer, or a corner. Give the child some public acknowledgment (but keep it subtle so as not to embarrass her). Try a small Welcome Home sign posted in the living room, or add the child’s name to the mailbox: John, Jane, and Joshua Smith....

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), 1 in 5 children deals with an emotional, mental, or behavioral disorder. Times of transition, uncertainty, and high stress can exacerbate that need. Unfortunately, only 20% of those children receive the help they need from a mental health professional. “The pandemic negatively impacted the mental health of children and adolescents by disruptions to predictability and routine, interruptions to normal socialization and relationship experiences, increased isolation, and uncertainty, and stress on family systems; this seems to have led to even more children in need of services," explains Caroline Fulton, PsyD, a child and adolescent psychologist at Northwestern Medicine Central DuPage Hospital....

Published in Psychological Science, the study found that the amount of knowledge a child has about a topic is what makes them curious to want to learn more. Kids with an intermediate amount of knowledge about a subject are more curious about it than if they had no prior knowledge or even extensive knowledge about the topic. About the Study Researchers at Rutgers University conducted two experiments during the study and had a total of 100 participants, ages 3 to 5....

Adults who prey on children use tricks to gain a child’s trust. One of these is calling a child by their name. It is often difficult for kids to separate strangers from acquaintances—and good guys from bad guys. When someone uses their name, kids may believe the person must be someone they know or their parent knows. This makes the child think it is OK to talk to this adult....

Reading Where reading is concerned, the teacher’s main task in grade six is to keep children reading. This means continually enlarging classroom libraries, making extensive use of school and community libraries, referring the children to new books, talking about books, reading to the children from increasingly complex works, and working with librarians and other teachers to organize such events as schoolwide book fairs and author visits for the children. While some schools have organized the language arts curriculum around world literature in the sixth grade, most teachers believe it is more important to keep children reading many different kinds of literature, as their interests guide them, than to concentrate exclusively on a particular country, genre, or period....

What do I do if I think my child has a learning disability? Contact your child’s teacher and the director of special education and request an evaluation. What causes a learning disability? There are many factors, such as central nervous system disorders and genetic factors, that have been suggested as causes of a learning disability, but no one cause has been determined. Do children outgrow a learning disability? No. However, with the right treatment they can learn strategies to compensate for their disability....

How Popular Is the Name Maeve? Until the 1990s, the name Maeve was rare in the U.S. Maeve first appeared among the top 1000 girl names in 1997, debuting at No. 955. Since that time, it has steadily risen in popularity, reaching the top 500 in 2013, and the top 300 in 2019. The latest statistics show that Maeve is the No. 173 name for girls in America, an all-time high....

Consider the child first, the arrangement second.Some children have a tough time with transitions; others handle them remarkably well. A child who does not separate easily or adapt well to change may not be a good candidate for 50-50 joint physical custody.Ask yourself: Can you communicate effectively with someone you couldn’t live with? One of the cardinal rules of joint custody is not bad-mouthing the other parent. If anger or resentments linger, parents may find it impossible to work as a team to address the needs of the child....

Take time to do the following: Plan ahead. Discuss your goals. Anticipate together. When you share your life with somebody, there are many things that require you to think ahead. You need to schedule fun activities together, make a budget, anticipate potential difficulties, and decide where to go on vacation. Make sure you set aside time every month for planning these things. You and your spouse have family, personal, and financial goals that you should discuss with each other....

Children are encouraged to see that mathematics is something logical, not merely a random collection of facts, and that numbers are linked together by relationships that can be grasped. Second graders use math in the course of working with science, cooking, health, social studies, reading, and writing. They are able to read numbers into the hundreds, both as numerals and as words. Their conceptions of ordinal numbers will reach to “twentieth....

10 to 15 minutes Materials Metal can or jar topsribbonGlue or a glue gunGlitter Directions Extensions Plan a ceremony together to award the medals and include family and friends.Have an award ceremony for dolls or favorite stuffed animals and make up award categories together.

Month One Checklist Evaluate your doctor, midwife, or group practice and decide if it’s right for you and your pregnancy. Discuss any possible on-the-job hazards with your doctor or midwife. Evaluate your diet and begin taking prenatal vitamins if recommended by your doctor or midwife. Get up to speed on your health insurance coverage for prenatal visits, delivery, and the care of your child. If you smoke or drink, quit now....

Behind Theory Number 1 Ruddick points out two primary factors that in her opinion form the basis of the conflict: Behind Theory Number 2 Secunda thinks the problem lies more in the fact that mothers and daughters have an inherent position of being allies and enemies. Here is what she means: Behind Theory Number 3 Psychotherapist and author of For Mothers of Difficult Daughters (Villard, 1998), Dr. Charney Hearts claims that all mother-daughter relationships are set up for misunderstanding due to each participant’s expectations....